Chapter 4&5: CRIJ 2313 Correctional Systems & Practices
Exam Questions And Answers A+ Graded
The concept of good time is provided to inmates in certain correctional facilities based
on: - ANSWER vocational programs
Which concept holds that human behavior is governed by the individual's calculation of
the benefits versus the costs of ones acts: - ANSWER Utilitarianism
The concept of selective incapacitation rests on the idea that: - ANSWER a small
number of offenders are responsible for a disproportionate number of violent and
property crimes.
According to the author, In a retributive justice model those who commit a particular
crime should be punished: - ANSWER alike
With reference to time, rehabilitation is: - ANSWER future-oriented.
Among the stated goals of the correctional process as mentioned by the authors, which
of the following does not overlap with the objectives of the other purposes? - ANSWER
Rehabilitation
The goal of rehabilitation is oriented solely toward the _____________and does not imply
any consistent relationship between the severity of the punishment and the gravity of
the crime. - ANSWER offender
According to Herbert Packer, which of the following is NOT an element of punishment? -
ANSWER a dominant purpose to prevent further offenses or to inflict pain on the
offender
According to Clear, Cole, and Reisig, __________ is the most visible penalty imposed by
the criminal justice system. - ANSWER imprisonment
Experts usually cite _________ as reasons wrongful convictions occur. - ANSWER all of
these
Probationary sentences emphasize guidance and ______________ in the community. -
ANSWER supervision
The most notably used sentencing guidelines used throughout the United States is the
_______________________: - ANSWER Minnesota Sentencing Guideline
______ asserts that a person who has infringed the rights of others deserves to be
penalized or punished. - ANSWER Retribution
According to the concept of __________, offenders are returned to society once they are
cured. - ANSWER rehabilitation
, Punishment of criminals that is intended to be an example to the public and to
discourage the commission of offenses by others is known as: - ANSWER general
deterrence
Depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes against society, usually by
detention in prison, is: - ANSWER incapacitation
Punishment designed to repair damage to both victim and community is: - ANSWER
restorative justice
Since the _________, retribution as a justification for the criminal sanction has aroused
new interest. - ANSWER 1970s
Sentencing guidelines are designed to: - ANSWER all of these
Legislatures concerned with the correctional goal of treatment prescribe a(n): -
ANSWER indeterminate sentencing scheme
Punishments less severe than prison but more restrictive than traditional probation are:
- ANSWER intermediate sanctions
Judges may go outside of the sentencing guidelines if aggravating or
__________circumstances exist however they must provide a written explanation for this.
- ANSWER mitigating
In the Booker decision, the justices said that sentencing guidelines are: - ANSWER
discretionary
Restorative justice sees crime as a violation against which of the following? - ANSWER
Victim and community
Divergence in the lengths and types of sentences imposed for the same crime or crimes
of comparable seriousness when no reasonable justification can be discerned is: -
ANSWER sentencing disparity
A writ of habeas corpus requests an examination of the legality of____________. -
ANSWER confinement
Money or other compensation is awarded to a plaintiff in a civil action when the person
Exam Questions And Answers A+ Graded
The concept of good time is provided to inmates in certain correctional facilities based
on: - ANSWER vocational programs
Which concept holds that human behavior is governed by the individual's calculation of
the benefits versus the costs of ones acts: - ANSWER Utilitarianism
The concept of selective incapacitation rests on the idea that: - ANSWER a small
number of offenders are responsible for a disproportionate number of violent and
property crimes.
According to the author, In a retributive justice model those who commit a particular
crime should be punished: - ANSWER alike
With reference to time, rehabilitation is: - ANSWER future-oriented.
Among the stated goals of the correctional process as mentioned by the authors, which
of the following does not overlap with the objectives of the other purposes? - ANSWER
Rehabilitation
The goal of rehabilitation is oriented solely toward the _____________and does not imply
any consistent relationship between the severity of the punishment and the gravity of
the crime. - ANSWER offender
According to Herbert Packer, which of the following is NOT an element of punishment? -
ANSWER a dominant purpose to prevent further offenses or to inflict pain on the
offender
According to Clear, Cole, and Reisig, __________ is the most visible penalty imposed by
the criminal justice system. - ANSWER imprisonment
Experts usually cite _________ as reasons wrongful convictions occur. - ANSWER all of
these
Probationary sentences emphasize guidance and ______________ in the community. -
ANSWER supervision
The most notably used sentencing guidelines used throughout the United States is the
_______________________: - ANSWER Minnesota Sentencing Guideline
______ asserts that a person who has infringed the rights of others deserves to be
penalized or punished. - ANSWER Retribution
According to the concept of __________, offenders are returned to society once they are
cured. - ANSWER rehabilitation
, Punishment of criminals that is intended to be an example to the public and to
discourage the commission of offenses by others is known as: - ANSWER general
deterrence
Depriving an offender of the ability to commit crimes against society, usually by
detention in prison, is: - ANSWER incapacitation
Punishment designed to repair damage to both victim and community is: - ANSWER
restorative justice
Since the _________, retribution as a justification for the criminal sanction has aroused
new interest. - ANSWER 1970s
Sentencing guidelines are designed to: - ANSWER all of these
Legislatures concerned with the correctional goal of treatment prescribe a(n): -
ANSWER indeterminate sentencing scheme
Punishments less severe than prison but more restrictive than traditional probation are:
- ANSWER intermediate sanctions
Judges may go outside of the sentencing guidelines if aggravating or
__________circumstances exist however they must provide a written explanation for this.
- ANSWER mitigating
In the Booker decision, the justices said that sentencing guidelines are: - ANSWER
discretionary
Restorative justice sees crime as a violation against which of the following? - ANSWER
Victim and community
Divergence in the lengths and types of sentences imposed for the same crime or crimes
of comparable seriousness when no reasonable justification can be discerned is: -
ANSWER sentencing disparity
A writ of habeas corpus requests an examination of the legality of____________. -
ANSWER confinement
Money or other compensation is awarded to a plaintiff in a civil action when the person
